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  1. Spitfire

    RAF Aircrew Boots

    I have never actually seen a pair of WPG 1936 pattern boots - but somehow they do not look like the real thing. They have been discussed previously here: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?26585-Flying-boots But if accuracy is not important, go for it!
  2. Spitfire

    RAF Aircrew Boots

    Here are my 1936 boots - repros made by AERO. That's how they looked when they were almost new.
  3. Spitfire

    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    1936 Pattern boots are excellent. For many things :-)
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    ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

    WOW!!! Congratulations, Allan - sure looks like a beauty. And I fully agree with you. Leave it intact. It's a piece of history.
  5. Spitfire

    RAF Aircrew Boots

    US calvary Magazine? Weren't they connected to Cockpit? My first 1936 Pattern Boots were from Cockpit - unfortunately they were a bit too tight. But the biggest problem were the black, thick, profiled rubber soles!!!!! Horrible!
  7. Spitfire

    RAF Aircrew Boots

    Thanks mate! Funny thing is, if you wear the boots without the jacket some people ask wether you have a motorcycle. And if it's really cold and with lots of snow, people are envious at the boots and asks where I bought them. When you wear the Irvin - without the boots - it attracts lots of...
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    RAF Aircrew Boots

    "In costume for Piece of Cake!" lol lol lol It's true what Stand By wrote. Combining the Irvin and the 1936 pattern boots give a certain look. I very seldom uses my Irvin AND my boots together. Only when I have to drive very far in the wintertime, and snow is all over the place. Then I always...
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    RAF Aircrew Boots

    I know that Lewis Leathers do RAF boots. Around £ 420. They are well made but got the vamp wrong. As many replica makers did through time. And they do not have the looked after saddle stitching either. But all in all - maybe the best replica you can get out there. I bought a pair from AERO - but...
  10. Spitfire

    What are your thoughts on US WINGS Jackets?

    So, you've got kangaroos in the US of A now lol lol
  11. Spitfire

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    Sorry, it was just meant as a joke. Of course not everyone lives in London. Some of us even lives in Copenhagen, and has to go by plane, before we take the train...but anyway: Hope you get there, and will look forward to have a pint with you. Tally Ho! :-)
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    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    100GBP for a train ticket???? Where are you getting on? Paris? Berlin? :-) As far as I can see it's about 35GBP for a ticket from London to Cambridge. From Cambridge there are - or used to be - FREE shuttle busses from the train station to the airfield.
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    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    So am I. See you there - if not before!
  15. Spitfire

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    ...and some mighty good looking zippers too!
  16. Spitfire

    Life with ONE great Leather Jacket vs. Life with MANY Leather Jackets

    It's just amazing how this thread went from leatherjackets to jeans to watches. That's what I like about this forum - or parts of it anyway. Total lack of discipline.
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    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    If a jacket - being it Irvin, A2 or anything else is a new repro - or a fairly new repro - I don't recommend using anything for a number of years. Just use it. Throw it around. Sleep in it...whatever. They don't need anything.
  19. Spitfire

    WWII RAF leather flying helmet

    Bump! Anybody out there...?
  20. Spitfire

    Life with ONE great Leather Jacket vs. Life with MANY Leather Jackets

    There are other ways :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RKp1P2S2qs&spfreload=10
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    Life with ONE great Leather Jacket vs. Life with MANY Leather Jackets

    I totally agree, Smithy. An old VOLVO ad pops up in my mind. The headline said it all: "Drive it like you hate it!"
  22. Spitfire

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    No matter how much I like Monty Python, I will not call that an Irvin - not even a good repro Irvin. Nice sheepskin jacket though.
  23. Spitfire

    Life with ONE great Leather Jacket vs. Life with MANY Leather Jackets

    Although I have been on the Quest for the Holy Grail of repro Irvins, for many, many years, I have only had one at a time. In order to buy the next one I sold the one I had. So I am that one and only Irvin type of man. On the other hand I used to own several A2's (5 or 6) at one time until I...

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